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religion. love to get your take on this. okay? there is a new survey out by the pew center on religion and public life. two important findings in it. one, it -- by the way, what ties these together for me is when i was growing up in delaware city delaware, and my father with a small -- had a small business. he had a gas station, which he owned and operated. press's esso service center the two things that we never talked about in hour house were politics and religion even though we went to church every sunday, and my father ended up being the mayor of our small town. and here i am making a living talking politics and religion. back to this pew survey two important findings. number one is the number of protestants in this country has really gone down. for the first time there is not run protestant on the supreme court. not one. couple of jews the rest are catholics. number two there is not a protestant on the presidential ticket. third pew finds that 48% now of americans say that they are of one
religion. love to get your take on this. okay? there is a new survey out by the pew center on religion and public life. two important findings in it. one, it -- by the way, what ties these together for me is when i was growing up in delaware city delaware, and my father with a small -- had a small business. he had a gas station, which he owned and operated. press's esso service center the two things that we never talked about in hour house were politics and religion even though we went to...
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let's move back to religion. i want to get back there. here is the thing about religion. on one hand it seems wrong and liberal to question anybody's religion. except, i'm agnostic and i don't like religion playing a role in our politics at all. any time we make a decision based on--what does for things i know people get mad when i say that. but i don't believe what you believe. i believe we should make our laws based on logic and reason. what is going on in mormonism, and will it effect mitt romney. >> i think it will effect mitt romney. i think it will probably suppress his base from coming out because they don't want to vote for a guy who is not really a christian. 1978 is when they caught up with the civil rights movement. they were ten years behind lbj. if they open up this can of windstorms it will hurt them. i would love for them to say see them do it. they have taken on mormonism heavily, but i would like to see people generally ridiculing mormonism. >> cenk: i don't want people to think that we're picking on mormon. as an agnostic, i find all religion the same. m
let's move back to religion. i want to get back there. here is the thing about religion. on one hand it seems wrong and liberal to question anybody's religion. except, i'm agnostic and i don't like religion playing a role in our politics at all. any time we make a decision based on--what does for things i know people get mad when i say that. but i don't believe what you believe. i believe we should make our laws based on logic and reason. what is going on in mormonism, and will it effect mitt...
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spirited defense of the mormon religion. bless your heart. >> have a good one. >> you too. >> when we come back, you can have mixed feelings about that. one thing about anonymous, which is to start calling them terrorists, oh boy they shouldn't have done that. we'll talk about t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew. seriously? dude that is so totally gross. so gross...i know. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. this former two term governor is politically direct. today at mycleanpc.com. >> all right, we're back on "the young turks" and the u block. i want to talk about something that has been happening here and europe as well. they turned one of the hackers same sabu against anonymous and he has turned in a lot of them
spirited defense of the mormon religion. bless your heart. >> have a good one. >> you too. >> when we come back, you can have mixed feelings about that. one thing about anonymous, which is to start calling them terrorists, oh boy they shouldn't have done that. we'll talk about t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew....
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the fact that there is a religion that has to say that is incredible. >> i'm with the father-in-law. once i'm dead, i'm dead, go ahead all of you baptize me, the mormon, catholics, whoever you want go for it. >> it's not going to do very much. >> but it is kooky. >> it's going to follow mitt romney. >> i have a question that reporters should ask did mitt romney personally baptize his dead father-in-law? >> somebody has to be there. >> he's some kind of bishop voodoo thing in the mormon church. >> the tither in chief. >> i would love to say the question asked at the debates. imagine gingrich, you liberal. michael, thank you man. michael's going to be back to talk about the sudden fame his son has gotten, which is amazing. >> newt's sugar daddy how much money will he make if newt gingrich wins? [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i
the fact that there is a religion that has to say that is incredible. >> i'm with the father-in-law. once i'm dead, i'm dead, go ahead all of you baptize me, the mormon, catholics, whoever you want go for it. >> it's not going to do very much. >> but it is kooky. >> it's going to follow mitt romney. >> i have a question that reporters should ask did mitt romney personally baptize his dead father-in-law? >> somebody has to be there. >> he's some kind of...
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we're talking about his religion. come on man! you want to do a culture war, come and get it because you will get killed on it. all right. now when we come back the republicans had an all-male panel on contraception, and the women they didn't want testifying we have her in the studio next when we return on "the young turks" [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current tv. the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>it is an independent progressive voice and i love that. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. a former two term governor. >>people like somebody who's got a spine. >>determined to find solutions... >>we need government to ensure that people have freedom. >>driven to find the truth... >>what's really going on? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. "young turks." now the war on women that the republicans have been waging. we have illinois virginia mississ
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he wants people to think that religion will be all over the place. i'm your candy man of religion. i'll give you religion everywhere. and of course our country is founded on the very principle that religion could be separate from the government. the establishment clause has-litigated for years and years. and rick santorum has this wrong. i think tactically, legally he has it wrong. but tactically he has it wrong because may be people will not go on with that extreme view of religion. >> he keeps saying that religion should be in the public square and kennedy said it should not. >> of course it should nobody the public square. we all feel--most americans have a spiritual side to them, and we should be able express it in the public square. not in the courthouse or in our government. >> what does this do for him? assuming he's in a general election, how do you walk something like that back? >> i think that the social issues in this campaign are fascinating. i think they're very interesting unless they disqualify you. and i think they've disqualified rick santorum. if it's college coll
he wants people to think that religion will be all over the place. i'm your candy man of religion. i'll give you religion everywhere. and of course our country is founded on the very principle that religion could be separate from the government. the establishment clause has-litigated for years and years. and rick santorum has this wrong. i think tactically, legally he has it wrong. but tactically he has it wrong because may be people will not go on with that extreme view of religion. >>...
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about civil rights or religion. once you're getting in bed with religion, so to speak, you can't agree on anything. >> do you think it hurts civil rights for gay people, for example, when people bring religion into politics? >> of course. i don't understand gay rights be on a ballot. how could civil rights be on a ballot. the fact that it's on the ballot is illegal. it's a civil right. >> chris christie is trying to do that in new jersey. if you put civil rights on the ballot in the south, we would never have civil rights. >> i wouldn't be able to read this because we weren't allowed to read. >> in the meantime, rick santorum is the biggest example of mixing religion and politics. apparently porn stars are bad about it. let's get your reaction. >> if elected santorum has vowed to prosecute our industry on infrequently enforced obscenity laws. >> but as porn stars and american we can't bet that happen. >> picture a world without pornography. >> santorum said porn causes significant brain change with resulting con con
about civil rights or religion. once you're getting in bed with religion, so to speak, you can't agree on anything. >> do you think it hurts civil rights for gay people, for example, when people bring religion into politics? >> of course. i don't understand gay rights be on a ballot. how could civil rights be on a ballot. the fact that it's on the ballot is illegal. it's a civil right. >> chris christie is trying to do that in new jersey. if you put civil rights on the ballot...
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started and it's a dirty filthy lie, this war on religion. the only religion he's at war with is islam and that's what the drones about that. >> cenk: thank you. when we come back, is president obama too tough on fellow african-americans? we'll get that point. >> obama: you're competing against young people in beijing and bangalore. they're not hanging out. they're not getting over. >> cenk: all right, that did not set well with professor trish rose. and then we'll conservative jack burke man on to discuss the conservative of you didn't build that i'm coming on that issue. >> my father's hands didn't build this company? my hands didn't about this company. >> through hard work and a little bit of luck we built this business. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] the leadership of high finance just doesn't get it. >>(narrator) independent unflinching, and above all politically direct. if you have copd like i do you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd sympto
started and it's a dirty filthy lie, this war on religion. the only religion he's at war with is islam and that's what the drones about that. >> cenk: thank you. when we come back, is president obama too tough on fellow african-americans? we'll get that point. >> obama: you're competing against young people in beijing and bangalore. they're not hanging out. they're not getting over. >> cenk: all right, that did not set well with professor trish rose. and then we'll...
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we're talking about his religion. come on man! you want to do a culture war, come and get it because you will get killed on it. all right. now when we come back the republicans had an all-male panel on contraception, and the women they didn't want testifying we have her in the studio next when we return on "the young turks" [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current tv. [ jim ] sam adams boston lager is my favorite because it has so much flavor. so i wanted to design a glass that would enhance the flavor and taste of boston lager. we did a laser etch on the bottom. [ bob ] releases the hop aromas. this bulb is for collecting aromas and there's a little ridge on the inside. and that allows you to sense the hops as it enters your mouth. the way this hits your tongue, you really get the full flavor out of sam adams lager. [ bartender #2 ] having a boston lager in this glass was like tasting a boston la
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religion isn't? it really isn't all attempt to make him seem so outside of the mainstream without ever table having to say, oh by the way he's black. >> cenk: i think you're more accurate on that than i am. i don't know i don't think it's just the black thing. i hear you on that. michael, what do you think. >> it's not just the black thing. it's the black president. you have to run it a way and not be racist. these attacks are racist. everything from the birther to jeremiah wright saying god damn america taken out of context talking about the america that black people live in is very different, always has been different than the america white people live in. are these racist? yes, i think they are all raysist. just as megan said they're the racist. >> cenk: one of the ads this did run on reverend wright is he's too risky, the right wing claims it's about blacks taking white people's money. oh, if he comes into office, the black people will take white people's money. he didn't. unfortunately he gave a
religion isn't? it really isn't all attempt to make him seem so outside of the mainstream without ever table having to say, oh by the way he's black. >> cenk: i think you're more accurate on that than i am. i don't know i don't think it's just the black thing. i hear you on that. michael, what do you think. >> it's not just the black thing. it's the black president. you have to run it a way and not be racist. these attacks are racist. everything from the birther to jeremiah wright...
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and here is obama using religion to bolster his case. he could have gone a lot farther, i believe the gospel of matthew jesus says it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of an needle than a rich man pass through the gates of heaven. >> is this the sort of start he needs to win in november? >> those -- those states that the gallup poll are referring to are places like new york and california. >> as far as the battle about the swing states has there competition, florida, ohio pennsylvania, has the competition changed much in four years? >> i think this time around the battle ground is going to be similar. i think the obama campaign does not expect to compete in indiana. they are looking at arizona however, which was not in play last time. >> ohio pennsylvania, and florida, if unemployment stays more or less where it is should we expect any or all of them to fall into his column. >> unemployment has gone down quite a be it those states. if unemployment continues to fall in those three states that would help obama. however, you have
and here is obama using religion to bolster his case. he could have gone a lot farther, i believe the gospel of matthew jesus says it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of an needle than a rich man pass through the gates of heaven. >> is this the sort of start he needs to win in november? >> those -- those states that the gallup poll are referring to are places like new york and california. >> as far as the battle about the swing states has there competition,...
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how does the law interact with religion in that first amendment space? >> the constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and there's no way that any law passed by anyone in the country, congress, the state, whomever can require a church or a synagogue or mosque to perform a marriage that they do not want to perform. that's an absolute protection under the first amendment. the part that is not completely ridiculous that the pastor mentioned is that anti-discrimination laws do govern those parts of a church that don't have to do with the clergy themselves or the employees of the institution. and if you imagine an janitor who works for a church who is part of a same-sex couple the church may have to provide healthcare insurance for the spouse. sort of analogous to the issue between the bishops and the president. >> noah the way i describe it to people is there are two components to religion, one is the civil, and then the religious. if people choose to have a religious ceremony that is where church or any denomination can define what the paramete
how does the law interact with religion in that first amendment space? >> the constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and there's no way that any law passed by anyone in the country, congress, the state, whomever can require a church or a synagogue or mosque to perform a marriage that they do not want to perform. that's an absolute protection under the first amendment. the part that is not completely ridiculous that the pastor mentioned is that anti-discrimination laws do...
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to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity, that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know, there are 3 million muslims in america. if you can't to spend say an hour surveilling each one it will take about a further of nypd time. and if you want to go to hamburg or other places where they're known to frequent. >> thank you. nice speaking with you. election results actually were swayed by the tv commercials because this was a very close election. >> the tank ad proved that in politics some of the most painful wound are self-inflicted. taking a look at campaign ads that changed history. >> so rupert murdoch's many were not just bribing cops and military officials but had
to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity, that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know, there are 3 million...
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before dying, he spent a lifetime saying that organized religion was hog wash yet the family and the romney family had worked to baptize his entire family and had great success baptizing his wife's siblings in you never could break the old man until the old man broke. >> i know all the religions have their particular beliefs et cetera, but baptizing a dead guy is just cuckoo for cocoa puffs. jews have said stop baptizing jews that died. >> in 1995, the mormon church said we will no longer baptize dead jews. the fact that there is a religion that has to say that is incredible. >> i'm with the father-in-law. once i'm dead, i'm dead, go ahead all of you baptize me, the mormon, catholics, whoever you want, go for it. >> it's not going to do very much. >> but it is kooky. >> it's going to follow mitt romney. >> i have a question that reporters should ask did mitt romney personally baptize his dead father-in-law? >> somebody has to be there. >> he's some kind of bishop voodoo thing in the mormon church. >> the tither in chief. >> i would love to say the question asked at the debates. imagi
before dying, he spent a lifetime saying that organized religion was hog wash yet the family and the romney family had worked to baptize his entire family and had great success baptizing his wife's siblings in you never could break the old man until the old man broke. >> i know all the religions have their particular beliefs et cetera, but baptizing a dead guy is just cuckoo for cocoa puffs. jews have said stop baptizing jews that died. >> in 1995, the mormon church said we will no...
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so it's interesting to see this group coming together and talk about their religion but i think they are doing it for a good cause, and that cause is education. letting people know -- all of these crazy stories you have been hearing about atheists it's all wrong. >> cenk: but he said in that speech, i'm not telling them what to speech. >> you are right. he said that. >> cenk: i would do missionary work trying to convince people to stop believing in religion and the reason is because it would stop the wars. >> to say that you want to believe in things that cannot be proven because they help you survive death and crisis that is not going to go away cenk. >> i know that, but give me a shot. one last thing. there is not a single atheist in the country who says we have to design the laws so that you have to believe what we believe. which is the exact opposite of the fundamentalist people. as far as the laws are concerns. atheists and agnostics say everybody should be able to believe what they want to believe, and i think that's the right, and by the way the constitutional thing to do as w
so it's interesting to see this group coming together and talk about their religion but i think they are doing it for a good cause, and that cause is education. letting people know -- all of these crazy stories you have been hearing about atheists it's all wrong. >> cenk: but he said in that speech, i'm not telling them what to speech. >> you are right. he said that. >> cenk: i would do missionary work trying to convince people to stop believing in religion and the reason is...
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you can use religion social issues, whatever you want. we have seen it in american history used by leaders over there. they are not stupid people. even when they are born into power, i have had the pleasure of having dinner with the king of jordan, because i produced a comedy tour there. well educated in the u.s. and oxford, but these guys -- most of them are educated. president morsi went to school in america. they understand what plays in america and back home. the muslim brotherhood were going to have massive protests they said -- >> john: over -- >> the film. and then the state department and president obama called them and they said okay. we'll just a demonstration and that's it. is there really not this kind of hatred overwhelming to people? are more people going i don't like it. i hate it, but i don't think that much about it until they are told to go out in the streets and protest it. 50,000 indonesia muslims bought tickets to a lady gaga tickets, or 7,000 protesters. when you nut -- the media in this case is reporting accurately,
you can use religion social issues, whatever you want. we have seen it in american history used by leaders over there. they are not stupid people. even when they are born into power, i have had the pleasure of having dinner with the king of jordan, because i produced a comedy tour there. well educated in the u.s. and oxford, but these guys -- most of them are educated. president morsi went to school in america. they understand what plays in america and back home. the muslim brotherhood were...
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. >> the republicans are concerned about using religion and politics? that's got to be a joke. that's all they ever do. >> i got to agree with the senator. what i find is that these politicians, they talk a lot about religion as opposed to talking about spirituality. those are two separate things. a lot of times people want to play reasonable when it fits their needs. when you have election, you have politicians going to churches and tipping and there is no sense but spirituality where are you in terms of your ideology. i think that's the point that hatch was making. >> that would be a decent point if they hadn't been doing that the last 30 years themselves. >> is what he is saying right or wrong. and then when other people are in the position, let's be consistent. i don't care what folks are doing. either side has been using religion for politics, it there's no place for it. >> professor, when it comes to religion in politics, hatch says because of what the bible says about home home sexuality, and when it comes to the poor, he forgot the bible. >> religion and politics is an
. >> the republicans are concerned about using religion and politics? that's got to be a joke. that's all they ever do. >> i got to agree with the senator. what i find is that these politicians, they talk a lot about religion as opposed to talking about spirituality. those are two separate things. a lot of times people want to play reasonable when it fits their needs. when you have election, you have politicians going to churches and tipping and there is no sense but spirituality...
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your religion preached multiple wives, and teenage girls. and there were breakoff sects that did that in his own family. if we are going to talk about jeremiah wright then we have to talk about the presidents of the latter-day saints. he has answered the question about his church not allowing black people into heaven until 1978. >> well, there with no black people that were qualified before 1978 as you know. >> they believe that was there were white people here before jesus ascended into heaven. >> yeah. >> but there are scores of other questions that he should have to answer if we're going to be talking about candidate's faith. >> you know what else is rude to mention, that george bush's grandfather was a nazi. [ alarm sounding. ] >> i meant george bush's grandfather was a nazi sympathizer! >> jacki schechner need to raid glen's video vault. >> all right. rush limbaugh. >> what is there about what obama has done that we want compromise with. all the democrats call compromise is us caving in our principals and going with them. the democrats
your religion preached multiple wives, and teenage girls. and there were breakoff sects that did that in his own family. if we are going to talk about jeremiah wright then we have to talk about the presidents of the latter-day saints. he has answered the question about his church not allowing black people into heaven until 1978. >> well, there with no black people that were qualified before 1978 as you know. >> they believe that was there were white people here before jesus ascended...
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how the hell do i know what his religion is. when you look at mitt romney, there isn't nearly as much confusion. 67% clearly identify him as mormon, which is exactly what he is. that 26% still say that they don't know. but that's lower than the number for the guy who was president for four years. where do they get that confusion. i'm not sure. let's look at the republicans responding to the religion of president obama. >> do you think you have an obligation to say 34% of of the country believe the president of the united states is a muslim. >> the president said he's a christian. i take him at his word. >> it's not my job to tell american people what to think. >> there are elements in this country who question the president's citizenship, who think his birth certificate is inauthentic. will you call it what it is, crazy talk. >> i don't think it's nice to call anybody crazy. >> golly gee i don't know why the country calls him muslim at all. and why do they have negative feelings about him that's just a coincidence. and mitt romn
how the hell do i know what his religion is. when you look at mitt romney, there isn't nearly as much confusion. 67% clearly identify him as mormon, which is exactly what he is. that 26% still say that they don't know. but that's lower than the number for the guy who was president for four years. where do they get that confusion. i'm not sure. let's look at the republicans responding to the religion of president obama. >> do you think you have an obligation to say 34% of of the country...
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not religion. fundamentalist right wing religion because the more to the right you are of any faith the more you're going to be one of the guys causing the problems and here's what i have boiled it down to. you might be a fundist if -- you embodies these five traits. you're smarter than me, james. most people are but i went to one of those public schools mitt romney calls third world. five points that make. >> fundist. number one hating the gay thing. the more far right you are i don't care, hindu, jew, muslim, the more you hate the gays. number two suppression of women. if you follow the bible to the letter, women aren't allowed to speak in church in the mormons still hold to that. of course, we know our fundist right wing muslim brothers do the same thing. number three the sex thing. the sex hangups st. paul was a guy with all of the sex hangups in the new testament, not jesus. whatever your faith is, the more to the right are you the more sex hangups. number four, other religions are inferior. n
not religion. fundamentalist right wing religion because the more to the right you are of any faith the more you're going to be one of the guys causing the problems and here's what i have boiled it down to. you might be a fundist if -- you embodies these five traits. you're smarter than me, james. most people are but i went to one of those public schools mitt romney calls third world. five points that make. >> fundist. number one hating the gay thing. the more far right you are i don't...
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i know mckay as a mormon yourself what do you think about the school's doctrine that your religion is a cult? >> well obviously, i disagree. but i actually spent a lot of time in my life talking to evangelicals about my faith. several years ago i was actually a volunteer mormon missionary in the texas area and i got pretty good at distinguishing between evangelicals who disagree with mormonism, who think it's a cult and those who actually hate mormons. and here at liberty, while, you know clearly they have very strong beliefs about mormonism, i don't get a very hateful vibe at least towards my religion but -- but it is clearly -- you know there is clearly an impasse to be reached between mitt romney and the evangelicals, where they may even come out and vote for him and campaign for him, but at a certain point you arrive at a point in the conversation where you believe i'm going to hell and there's not much more to say about it really. >> yeah. >> that's the point they are at. >> just quickly, how is the romney campaign spinning the commencement address? do we know if he will be discu
i know mckay as a mormon yourself what do you think about the school's doctrine that your religion is a cult? >> well obviously, i disagree. but i actually spent a lot of time in my life talking to evangelicals about my faith. several years ago i was actually a volunteer mormon missionary in the texas area and i got pretty good at distinguishing between evangelicals who disagree with mormonism, who think it's a cult and those who actually hate mormons. and here at liberty, while, you know...
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the politics sex and religion tour. everything you can't talk about at the dinner table. >> comedy stars of film, television, radio and the stage john fuglesang and hal sparks are thrilled to announce theú kickoff of their nationwide live show the politics sex religion show on july 6th feet eat you are three things you've learned politics. >> mitt romney, he makes al gore look like david lee roth. >> you ever wish you could go back and find the first person you ever had sex with and do it again so they can see how good you are now? >> when the evangelical christians make fun of scientologists, that's crazy. but i do believe a guy that -- >> tickets are available at the box office and online at lensic.com. come be a part of the kickoff. the psr tour, the show you can't even talk about with your relatives. >> oh, it's the liberal political correct line of death. you're going to have a long night. >> politics, sex and religion live friday, july 6th at the lensic theatre. >> they're really coming down on me for playing a b
the politics sex and religion tour. everything you can't talk about at the dinner table. >> comedy stars of film, television, radio and the stage john fuglesang and hal sparks are thrilled to announce theú kickoff of their nationwide live show the politics sex religion show on july 6th feet eat you are three things you've learned politics. >> mitt romney, he makes al gore look like david lee roth. >> you ever wish you could go back and find the first person you ever had sex...
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. >> the obama administration is engaged in a war against religion. >> you mean by providing all women with access to birth control? all that and more now on "countdown." >> good evening, this is monday, january 30, 282 days now until the 2012 presidential election. i'm bill press sitting in for keith olbermann tonight. good to have you with us. mitt romney surging in the polls less than 12 hours before the voting starts in the florida republican primary. while newt gringrich insists he's in the race for the long term no matter what happens tomorrow. the fifth story romney rising and seeming more confident by the day. gingrich slipping but saying he'll be in it all the way to the g.o.p. convention which starts august 27th in starting tonight with mitt. and you know a g.o.p. frontrunner must be feeling confident when he takes a few minutes to toss bags of snacks to reporters on his plane. it looks that way in the polls. romney leads gingrich by 14 points and 15 points in the nbc nbc. nb-maris poll. newt says he can still pull ahead in florida. the liberal financier and hate puppet who s
. >> the obama administration is engaged in a war against religion. >> you mean by providing all women with access to birth control? all that and more now on "countdown." >> good evening, this is monday, january 30, 282 days now until the 2012 presidential election. i'm bill press sitting in for keith olbermann tonight. good to have you with us. mitt romney surging in the polls less than 12 hours before the voting starts in the florida republican primary. while newt...
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the picture of muhammed, i studied it be grew up in the religion. depiction of muhammed is not allowed. it is not allowed for muslims why aren't the danish or americans allowed to do it? >> well, they are allowed to do it. that's the reality. it's the reaction that is a concern. muslims are familiar with a story where muhammed went to preach islam near mecca attacked and beaten and later offered the opportunity to destroy that town and he declined. he inside. that's the kind of response we need to see here. the violence is unacceptable. it has the affect of making islam look like a bad faith in many people's eyes. >> i'm going to go one step further here. i of course, 90% of muslims are peaceful. i don't think the majority of muslims think if you trash muhammed the prophet that's ok, turn the other cheek. i think they think that is a grave offense to must have grave consequences. >> here in the united states, we see violence. somebody walks into a movie theater starts shooting people. somebody opens fire on former coworkers in new york. what doesn't
the picture of muhammed, i studied it be grew up in the religion. depiction of muhammed is not allowed. it is not allowed for muslims why aren't the danish or americans allowed to do it? >> well, they are allowed to do it. that's the reality. it's the reaction that is a concern. muslims are familiar with a story where muhammed went to preach islam near mecca attacked and beaten and later offered the opportunity to destroy that town and he declined. he inside. that's the kind of response...
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>> isn't that what religion is supposed to be about? people have taken religion and twisted it into something hateful, something that people use t as an argument against giving to the poor. but i don't think what he said is that big of a deal. the catholic church believes that homosexuality is a mental illness, having that mental illness itself is not sinful, but acting on those urges is sinful. he is saying that essentially in this quote. i'm not impressed by it. he still wants people not to live their lives the way they're naturally supposed to live their lives. >> i hear you on that, and to reel it back, how about women being ordained, come on, dude, let's not get carried away. like the last pope clarified that, and that's obviously not going to happen. the next thing you want is that blacks are going to become ministers, oh my god, they already are? >> this is not national by worldwide scale by the pope, thithecatholic church where thed events and outs where they welcomed the gay members. this was six or seven years ago when i first
>> isn't that what religion is supposed to be about? people have taken religion and twisted it into something hateful, something that people use t as an argument against giving to the poor. but i don't think what he said is that big of a deal. the catholic church believes that homosexuality is a mental illness, having that mental illness itself is not sinful, but acting on those urges is sinful. he is saying that essentially in this quote. i'm not impressed by it. he still wants people...
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he said all religious people and others should be in the public square but not shoving their religion down people's throats. can we get back to or on to his secret service code name, rick santorum all day nobody would do anything stupid, just rick santorum, rick santorum and that came out peter on this rock i shall build my church, that is just messiah complex craziness. >> and the fact that it's latin he went to the hundred year anniversary, god knows what he's doing in private life. i'm not going to listen to cheryl's facts he is a jesus freak and belongs nowhere in this presidential race and in his rear end's words, he should get you the! get out! get out! >> you guys are great, thank you for joining us. when we come back. what, us call obama a muslim? we never did that. oh, is that right? too bad we got tapes of it. when we return. >> ford, we found no examples of a host saying president obama is a muslim. >> barack obama raised as a muslim. this is huge! the real world. it has under-seat storage to bring everything, available seating for up to seven people to take everyone, and t
he said all religious people and others should be in the public square but not shoving their religion down people's throats. can we get back to or on to his secret service code name, rick santorum all day nobody would do anything stupid, just rick santorum, rick santorum and that came out peter on this rock i shall build my church, that is just messiah complex craziness. >> and the fact that it's latin he went to the hundred year anniversary, god knows what he's doing in private life. i'm...
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the more conservative you are in religion the more you get to look down on other religions as inferior. if you believe your religion alone is your one true devotion, then you believe you speak for god. and you're not going to sit down and speak with an infidel never mind you're not going to worship the same god, some people think you're going to hell because your parents put you in the wrong fan club. they all believe they smite because got smite. and they believe they have a get out of hell free card. and the fifth trait of every fundy, the endless sex hang ups. men enjoying sex, women enjoying sex, animals enjoying sex in the christian faith jesus not too many sex hangups but st. paul, the p.r. guy, a lot of them. and if god hated sex he would have found a boring for pro creation. there are many differences in world religious. the greatest thing that religious fundamentalist, they don't think they're better than you. they think god thinks they're better than you. basil where can we find you. on basil on twitter facebook and www.basilsmikle www.basilsmikleassociates.com. >> and tina d
the more conservative you are in religion the more you get to look down on other religions as inferior. if you believe your religion alone is your one true devotion, then you believe you speak for god. and you're not going to sit down and speak with an infidel never mind you're not going to worship the same god, some people think you're going to hell because your parents put you in the wrong fan club. they all believe they smite because got smite. and they believe they have a get out of hell...
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i don't care your religion and i don't want it forced on me. i don't believe in your religion and you have no business trying to run everybody else's lives and bodies because of what you think your religion said and that is true if you're catholic, protestant or muslim. they complain about the taliban and about sharia law and all these muslims across the world that want to impose their religion on others. that is exactly what these catholics are doing in ireland and here in the united states, as well, and not just catholics but evangelicals, as well. get our out of bodies. you want to talk about small government conservatives liars. they don't believe in small government at all. they want michael jackson government to impose their nonsense morality which is the deepest form of immorality there is upon the rest of us. did that look moral to you? that's the same kind of sickness that they want to bring her to the united states. all right kathy spiller is going to join us, it is executive editor of mismagazine and vice president of the feminist ma
i don't care your religion and i don't want it forced on me. i don't believe in your religion and you have no business trying to run everybody else's lives and bodies because of what you think your religion said and that is true if you're catholic, protestant or muslim. they complain about the taliban and about sharia law and all these muslims across the world that want to impose their religion on others. that is exactly what these catholics are doing in ireland and here in the united states,...
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to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know there are 3 million muslims in america. if you can't to spend say an hour surveilling each one it will take about a further of nypd time. and if you want to go to hamburg or other places where they're known to frequent. >> thank you. nice speaking with you. the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. this former two term governor is politically direct. [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track at&t provided a mobile solut
to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know there are 3 million...